CBS chooses right-wing propagandist as its Sr. VP of Communications

[marmar]

from HuffPost:


Ira Forman
CBS News Pick Claimed Democrats are Bad People


Today, I learned that CBS News named Jeff Ballabon, a New York Republican activist, to serve as the Senior Vice President of Communications.

What is CBS thinking? This guy is very far out there with his partisan rhetoric.

A decade ago, I debated Ballabon in New York. I represented the Democratic Jewish community while he spoke on behalf of Republican Jews. During the debate, Ballabon claimed that, after his most recent job in Washington, he became convinced that Democrats are inherently bad people and Republicans are fundamentally good people.

What planet does this guy come from? It's astonishing that CBS News would name Ballabon to its senior management.

In fact, it is not atypical of Ballabon to use this kind of extreme partisan rhetoric. During the 2008 election, Ballabon said, "Obama is incredibly dangerous." .......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ira-forman/cbs-news-pick-claimed-dem_b_168688.html

[liberalmuse]

1. I'm boycotting.

Fuck CBS.